MIT's Alexander Lipton discusses Monetary Circuit Theory and central bank digital currency
Monetary Circuit Theory says money is created by commercial banking system in the form of credit while central banks act as mere system stabilisers and liquidity providers.
Global companies snared in South Africa's corruption scandal
The fiasco has weakened the country's president and engulfed major brands such as McKinsey and KPMG.
What is Spider ransomware? New malware threatens to delete your files in 96 hours unless you pay up
The threat actors even provide instructions on how to download and use the Tor browser to access the payment site.
US military 'could lose its next war' with Russia or China, warns Rand Corporation
Despite outspending both Russia and China on national security, the US military could lose the next war - new Rand Corporation report claims.
Financial big data: The traces of trillions in economic activity
Day one of Newsweek's AI and data science in capital markets event examined a range of new data sources.
Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow: Coutinho, Mane, Salah and Firmino revel in attacking masterclass
Jurgen Klopp's win group over Sevilla against Spartak, who will now drop down to the Europa League.
Manchester United targeting Tottenham's Danny Rose as Jose Mourinho sets focus on full-backs
Manchester United are set to step up their interest in Tottenham Hotspur's Danny Rose with Jose Mourinho keen to strengthen his full-backs.
Lamborghini joins the boom in supercar SUVs
Automaker's Urus model enters a luxury field crowded with the Mercedes G-Class, Bentley Bentayga and the trailblazing Porsche Cayenne.
PayPal's TIO data breach: 1.6 million customers' personal details stolen by hackers
"The security of TIO's systems and the protection of TIO's customers are our highest priorities," PayPal said.
UK House of Lords blockchain report highlights ISDA, DTCC and CLS
The report, 'Distributed Ledger Technologies for Public Good: leadership, collaboration and innovation' was released this week by Lord Holmes of Richmond.
MacOS High Sierra 'root' security flaw: How to protect your Mac against the 'hack'
Mac OS High Sierra has a major security flaw that allows anyone to 'hack' into the system by just typing "root".
'Evil twin' Gina Han who plotted to kill her sister set for parole after 19 years behind bars
The Orange County District Attorney has petitioned California Governor to reject the parole of Gina Han, dubbed the 'evil twin' after she plotted the killing of her sister.
Father and son embark on world's first expedition to the South Pole using only renewable technology
Environmental champion, who was first person to walk to both poles, uses Antarctic trek as green wake-up call.
Japan ponders releasing 1m tonnes of radioactive Fukushima water into the sea
Experts advise firm in charge of Fukushima nuclear power plant, damaged by a tsunami in 2011, to release about 1m tonnes of radioactive water into the Pacific.
UK businesses leak water equivalent to a shocking '257 Olympic pools' every year
New audit by utility company points to 'hidden environmental menace' of water leakage.
Tycoon Jim Ratcliffe's expansionist streak sends his firm Ineos to bag yet another North Sea asset
A combination of aggressive acquisitions and expansion initiatives have transformed the petrochemical company in a matter of years.
tZERO announces launch date and terms for token sale
The tZERO sale will begin on December 18, 2017 using the Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (or SAFT).
Blockchain bots: Why we need a decentralised and open AI future
Nathan Shedroff is Executive Director at Seed Vault Ltd
Tycoon Jim Ratcliffe's outfit Ineos to buy Lausanne Football Club
Petrochemicals firm set to add a football club to its cacophonic asset sheet.
Ex-footballer on bail for rape lured young woman into car and filmed sex attack on mobile phone
Delando Smith was jailed on 6 November at Croydon Crown Court after being found guilty of rapes and a sexual assault, which he filmed on his mobile phone.
Everton's Cuco Martina to miss Watford clash with neck problem as Michael Keane returns to training
Martina suffered a neck problem after landing awkwardly during Everton's loss to Lyon but Unsworth confirmed that the defender did not suffer any serious damage.
Australia data leak: Nearly 50,000 government and private staffers' sensitive data publicly exposed
The data left exposed included names, IDs, passwords, phone numbers, addresses, credit card information, staff salary details and more.
Phil Neville lambasts Chelsea's decision to sell Nemanja Matic to Manchester United
Matic's arrival at Old Trafford raised eyebrows in the summer, and Neville does not think Chelsea adequately replaced the Serbian.
Beavers chew down power pole leaving a Canadian town in darkness
Beavers had weakened the base of the pole and strong winds knocked it over, causing the town to go dark.
Falling costs to drive self-sustained global renewable energy growth
Fresh industry assessment points to a significant decline in the cost of solar and wind power projects.
Woman killed herself and her three children by driving off 50ft cliff in triple murder-suicide
Idaho mother Noel Bankhead drove a Land Rover off cliff killing three children aged between eight and 13-years-old.
American Isis soldier sentenced to 20 years for role in Syria and Iraq wars
Mohamad Khweis found life in Syrian and Iraq distasteful and escaped after a few months. He surrendered in northern Iraq to Kurdish forces, who broadcast his capture around the world.
Watch this robot with 7ft long arms lift over 500lbs with ease
The Guardian GT needs a human to run it and can perfectly replicate what an operator does through controllers and a stereo camera system.
Patrick Byrne announces tZERO's ICO at Money20/20
The tZERO ICO starts on November 15 and will use the Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT).
Theresa May's UK energy price cap will 'squeeze margins' for Centrica, SSE
Price controls unveiled by the Primer Minister could put some energy suppliers under severe strain, says ratings agency.